A year ago today:
An 11-month-old boy is in critical condition at Hasbro Children's Hospital after he apparently fell into a bucket of water and bleach that his mother had used to clean the floor, according to the Providence police.
5 years ago today:
The USS Saratoga Museum Foundation, which hopes to establish the retired aircraft carrier as a family attraction, education and memorial at Quonset/Davisville, has been allotted $282,000 in federal dollars for related programs.
25 years ago today:
Governor Edward D. DiPrete is considering having a private company provide some services at the Adult Correctional Institutions - including operation of one or more of the state prison's units. "We're looking at all options," said Ronald L. DiOrio, chief policy aide to the governor.